Here, after Tao You and Hong Xiqi left, Song Yimian stepped forward and patted Gu Yi on the shoulder: "What are you worrying about?"
Gu Yi was lost in thought in the direction where the two of them were leaving. He came back to his senses after being slapped so hard by Song Yimian: "You can't blame me. I'm not in a hurry to find you. There's no room in the auditorium. Even the aisles are full. You want to stand there all afternoon!"
"The first time was at the door of the auditorium. It was too crowded. At that time, we were all squeezed to the door. I accidentally pushed her and she hit the door. I also apologized. I accidentally tripped myself while running just now. I bumped into her." Gu Yi became more and more aggrieved as he spoke.
"Okay, okay." Song Yimian twitched the corner of his mouth to show disdain, "You can even trip yourself up. You have practiced tennis in vain all these years." After saying that, he stopped talking to Gu Yi and left. .
Gu Yi suddenly thought of something and caught up with Song Yimian: "Have we seen that girl somewhere? Why does she feel so familiar to me?"
Song Yimian glanced at him sideways: "Which one?"
"The one with neither long nor short hair, the one who was with you just now." Gu Yi said and gestured, "Tell me, isn't it uncomfortable to have such a hairstyle? The hair is hanging down and covering the face. It's going to be late at night. Don’t be frightened when you see it.”
"What's neither long nor short?" Song Yimian unconsciously defended Tao You, "That's called shoulder-length hair. If you don't know, don't make mistakes. It's their business how they dress up. It's not your turn to tell."
"Hey, when did you know so much about this place? You don't want to let anyone talk about it, and you protect her like this." It was the first time that Gu Yi saw Song Yimian speaking for a person, and the other person was a girl. He found out more Xin Dalu was also surprised, "Really know her?! Who is she? When did we meet? Where did we meet? Why didn't I know?"
Song Yimian slapped his hands off his shoulders and chose to ignore these problems.
The sky was overcast, but cicadas were still chirping on the trees, their voices low and weak. There was no sun or wind, and the playground became even more oppressive and unbearable, and I began to miss the sunny days.
This is the fifth day of military training.
This week-long training can end after they finish their reporting performance in the afternoon.
Tao You and the others are taking group photos now.
All the students have basically become darker. They meet every day, and usually there is no change. But in the photo, the military green camouflage uniforms and the black faces are mixed together, and it is still backlit. From a distance, it looks like It was so dark that I couldn't even recognize myself, as if I had just come out of a coal mine.
Although Tao You wears sunscreen, it is only when she remembers or when she is not lazy. She does not listen to Tao's mother to take good care of her skin at night. She belongs to the small group of people who are a little too dark.
She looked at the photo in the camera and didn't want to admit that it was her.
On the other hand, Hong Xiqi, who is standing next to the station, is darker than at the beginning of school, but because she has not slackened on sun protection and skin care, she only tanned less than half a degree. In comparison, I look darker.
Horrible.
Tao You began to regret not taking precautions at the beginning, and thought in his mind: If he could start over... forget it, it would probably still be the same as now.
She knows herself too well. Even if she does it again, she will still neglect sun protection and skin care with a sense of luck.
Let’s wait until we get home on the weekend and get criticized.
In the afternoon, when the report performance was in the middle of the performance, the sky became more and more dull, and the gray sky turned into pure black. Soon it started to rain heavily, followed by strong winds, and the visibility was only about two meters.
It was impossible to continue the reporting performance. There were many people running wildly on the playground to hide from the rain, but there were also a large number of people who were playful and got high directly on the playground, completely ignoring the school leaders' shouting on the platform.
The atmosphere was completely aroused, and other students ran away in no hurry and joined the large group on the playground.
"Unity is strength, unity is strength..." I don't know who started it first, everyone started singing along, even the young instructors joined in.
The school leaders on the platform stopped shouting, sat down in their seats, drank tea and chatted, and allowed the students below to make trouble.
Tao You was pulled by Hong Xiqi to join the army.
She refused at first. She was a socially anxious person. Although she was consciously trying to change, she had not let go enough to have fun with a group of strangers on the playground.
Hong Xiqi didn't care about this, she stepped forward and hooked someone's shoulder.
One pass passed to ten, and soon everyone was standing together, putting their arms around each other. Hundreds of people formed a huge circle, and the playground could hardly stand anymore.
A group of people sang one song after another, with endless energy.
At this time, Tao You was completely relaxed. It was raining so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes. Who would pay attention to who you were? Just play!
Tao You couldn't remember how long it had been since he had such fun. It seemed to have started since he left Weicheng when he was a child.
Before moving out, Tao You's family lived in a community very close to the old alley, just downstairs from Song Yimian's family.
Mother Tao and Mother Song would always take them to Dongxiang when they had free time, but they would not go very far.
After getting acquainted with the families living at the entrance of the alley, the two mothers let the two children play by themselves while chatting with other people, but only at the entrance of the alley, where they could see them.
It was a rainy day in late autumn. It was not a heavy rain, but it was raining non-stop. The sky was dark, and the entire Wei City was covered with a layer of gauze. There was a faint feeling of melancholy in the clouds and fog.
At that time, Song Yimian's parents' small company was just getting on track, and it was the busiest time. Song Yimian often stayed at Tao You's house during weekends.
Tao's mother happened to be free that day, so she took Tao You and Song Yimian to play in the old alley.
While Tao's mother was chatting with others in the house, she received a call saying that Tao You's grandma fell on the mountain and fractured her hand. She was found in time by people from the same village and sent to the hospital.
The situation was urgent and Tao's mother couldn't take care of herself, so she could only entrust Tao You and Song Yimian to the care of an uncle who had a good relationship with them in the alley and was more reliable.
Before leaving, Tao's mother called the two of them over and gave them some instructions before turning back and rushing to the hospital.
Unexpectedly, the uncle fell asleep while watching the TV.
Tao You and Song Yimian were wearing rain boots and raincoats, chasing and fighting at the entrance of the alley with water guns.
Unknowingly, the two of them had already reached the depths of the old alley, but they did not notice the changes in the surrounding environment. They were still playing in puddles. Their raincoats had long since spread out and hung on their arms, and the clothes inside had long since Soaked.
When the two of them got tired of playing and wanted to go home, they found that the surrounding environment was unfamiliar and they couldn't find their way.
Because of the rain, it gets dark faster.
Tao You and Song Yimian held hands and walked in the alley for a while according to their vague memories. Instead of going out, they came to a small fork in the road that they had never been to before.
The old alleys are full of stone pavements, with potholes and pits, and some are covered with slippery moss.
Tao You accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, feeling double pain on her butt and palms. She could no longer suppress the panic in her heart and cried out. Song Yimian's comfort was of no use.
The two people made a lot of noise and successfully attracted the family next to them.
With a creak, the wooden door opened, and an old woman with half-white hair came out. She wore exquisite makeup and a red double-breasted long-sleeved cheongsam with a pair of mandarin ducks embroidered on it. She was lifelike. She wore high heels of the same color on her feet and her hands Holding up a white oil paper umbrella with ink paintings on it.
Such a bright outfit is particularly outstanding on this rainy day and is very classy.
She is a very elegant and fashionable old lady.
"Ouch, why are you sitting on the ground? Get up quickly." The old lady walked to the two of them and helped Tao You up. "It hurts from the fall. Don't cry if you don't want to. Are you separated from your parents?"
The old lady spoke very gently, making people feel inexplicably reassured and trusted.
Song Yimian was still just a child after all, so he couldn't help it anymore, his nose became sore, and he cried.
After Tao You heard this, he cried even harder.
The two of them cried one after another. When the old woman heard this, she felt unspeakably distressed in her heart: "If you don't cry, don't cry. Come in first and take shelter from the rain."
Song Yimian grabbed Tao You who was about to follow him. His eyes were still full of tears, but he was still very vigilant: "Mom said, you can't just follow strangers."
The old grandma smiled even more happily: "Your mother is right, you remember it very well, it's great. Grandma, I am not a bad person. Grandma just wants to help you. I am so old and can't do anything."
After entering the house, the old lady took off the coats of Tao You and Song Yimian and took them to dry. Fortunately, the raincoats were not completely taken off, the coats were thick, and the clothes inside were not too wet.
The old lady took a towel and wrapped them up, leaving only a crack in the window. She turned on the heater and made ginger tea to keep them away from the cold. She also prepared candies in case they wouldn't be able to drink it.
After doing all this, the old lady sat next to her and took out her flip phone: "Do you remember your parents' phone numbers?"
Tao You and Song Yimian were still sobbing, hiccupping and shaking their heads.
The old woman put down her cell phone and comforted them with a smile: "It's okay, don't be afraid. I'll take you to the entrance of the alley when the rain stops. Warm yourself up first."
"What's your name?" the old lady asked, "My surname is Tang, you can call me Grandma Tang."
"My name is Xiao Song, and her name is You Zai." Song Yimian rubbed his eyes and said softly.
The rain stopped quickly, and when the clothes were almost dry, the old lady helped Tao You and Song Yimian get dressed, holding one by the other, closing the door and walking towards the entrance of the alley.
"Mom!" Tao You saw Tao's mother anxiously wandering at the entrance of the alley from a distance. She let go of her hand and ran towards Tao's mother.
Song Yimian also followed closely.
Tao's mother was on the phone. When she heard Tao You's voice, she quickly turned her head, said a few words to the other end of the phone, hung up, and trotted towards Tao You.
The big one and the small one hugged each other, with tears streaming down their faces.
Tao's mother let go of Tao You and hugged Song Yimian: "It's good to be back. It's good to be back. You can't do this next time. Do you know how worried I was when I received a call saying that you were missing?"
"Mom, I'm sorry." Tao You saw his mother cry for the first time and knew that he had really done something wrong.
"Auntie, I'm sorry, we won't do it next time." Song Yimian apologized, "I didn't pay attention and ran into the alley."
"Grandma Tang, come out for a walk." Someone said next to her.
"Come out and see the two kids off." Grandma Tang agreed with a smile and a gentle tone.
Only then did Mother Tao notice the person behind her, wiped away her tears and stood up: "Thank you so much, please excuse me."
Grandma Tang waved her hand slightly and smiled kindly: "It's not a big deal. The little girl just fell. I saw that there was no external injury, but it would be safer to go to the hospital for a check-up."
"They must have been running in the rain for a long time, and their clothes are soaked. I gave them ginger tea and dried their clothes. They need to prevent colds when they get back."
"There are quite a few alleys in this alley, and it's easy for unfamiliar people to go around them. Okay, the children have been delivered, so I'll go back first." She bent down and touched Tao You and Song Yimian's heads, " Children, don’t run around anymore, your parents will be very worried about you.”
"Grandma Tang, can we come and play with you in the future?" After Grandma Tang took a few steps, Tao You caught up with her, raised her arm and took Grandma Tang's hand.
"Of course you can, but you have to get your parents' consent in advance." Grandma Tang said patiently.
"Yeah, see you next time, Grandma Tang." Tao You said obediently, waved and ran back to Mother Tao.
Not long after, Tao's father, who was looking for someone in the alley, ran out in a hurry, breathing heavily. Even though it was late autumn, he was still sweating on his forehead: "It's good that you found it. Go home quickly and call Jianming and the others later." A phone call."
"I'm really sorry. I should have gotten up and walked around when I was about to fall asleep to see the two children. I'm really sorry." The uncle kept bowing and apologizing.
Tao's mother shook her head and said it didn't matter, but she really didn't dare to entrust her child to anyone else in the future.
After arriving home, Tao's mother immediately called Song's mother to explain the situation and apologize.
Song's mother was very nervous after hearing this. Fortunately, she understood Tao's mother and knew that she was a responsible and reliable person, and that everything happened for a reason, so she didn't pursue the matter as long as everything was fine.
That was the first time Tao You and Song Yimian met Grandma Tang, that kind, lovely, refined and fashionable old woman.
